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And the LORD said
to
Moses,
And the LORD spake
unto
Moses, saying,
“Take
vengeance
on
the Midianites
for
the Israelites.
After
that,
you
will
be gathered to
your
people. ”
Avenge
the children
of
Israel
of
the Midianites:
afterward
shalt
thou
be gathered unto
thy
people.
So
Moses told
the people, “
Arm some of your
men
for
war, that
they
may
go against the Midianites and execute
the LORD’s
vengeance
on
them
.
And
Moses spake
unto
the people, saying,
Arm some of yourselves
unto
the
war, and
let
them
go against the Midianites ,
and avenge
the LORD
of
Midian
.
Send
into
battle
a thousand men
from
each
tribe
of Israel. ”
Of
every
tribe
a thousand ,
throughout
all
the
tribes
of Israel ,
shall
ye
send
to
the
war
.
So a
thousand
men
were recruited
from
each
tribe
of Israel —
twelve thousand armed for war.
So there
were delivered
out
of the
thousands
of
Israel ,
a
thousand
of
every
tribe,
twelve thousand armed for war.
And Moses sent the thousand from
each
tribe into
battle
, along
with
Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, who
took
with
him
the vessels
of
the sanctuary
and the trumpets for
signaling
.
And Moses sent them
to
the war,
a
thousand of
every
tribe, them
and
Phinehas the
son of Eleazar the priest, to
the war,
with
the holy
instruments,
and the trumpets to
blow
in
his
hand
.
Then
they waged
war
against Midian
, as the LORD had
commanded Moses ,
and they killed
every
male
.
And
they warred
against the
Midianites
, as the LORD commanded Moses ;
and they slew
all
the
males
.
Among
the slain
were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba —the
five kings of Midian .
They
also
killed
Balaam son of Beor with the sword.
And
they
slew
the kings
of
Midian,
beside
the
rest
of
them
that
were slain;
namely,
Evi, and
Rekem, and
Zur, and
Hur, and Reba ,
five kings of Midian :
Balaam also
the
son of Beor they
slew
with the sword.
The Israelites
captured
the Midianite
women and their children
, and they
plundered
all their herds
, flocks, and goods.
And
the children
of
Israel
took
all
the women of
Midian
captives,
and their little
ones
, and took
the
spoil
of
all their cattle
, and
all
their
flocks, and all
their
goods.
Then
they burned
all the
cities where
the
Midianites
had
lived
, as
well
as
all their encampments
,
And
they burnt
all their
cities wherein
they
dwelt
, and
all their goodly
castles
, with
fire.
and carried
away
all the plunder
and spoils
, both people
and animals
.
And they
took
all the spoil,
and all
the
prey
, both of
men
and of
beasts
.
They brought the captives, spoils
, and plunder
to
Moses, to
Eleazar the priest, and to
the congregation of Israel at
the camp on
the plains of Moab, by the
Jordan across
from
Jericho.
And
they brought the captives, and
the
prey
, and the
spoil,
unto
Moses, and
Eleazar the priest, and unto
the congregation of the
children
of
Israel ,
unto
the camp at
the plains of Moab, which
are
by Jordan near
Jericho.
And Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders
of the congregation went to meet them outside
the camp.
And Moses, and
Eleazar the priest, and all the princes
of the congregation ,
went forth
to meet them without
the camp.
But
Moses was angry
with the officers of the army—
the commanders
of
thousands and commanders
of
hundreds —who
were
returning
from the battle.
And
Moses was wroth
with the officers of the host,
with
the captains
over
thousands ,
and captains
over
hundreds ,
which
came
from the battle.
“
Have you
spared
all the women? ”
he
asked
them.
And
Moses
said
unto
them,
Have ye
saved
all the women alive
?
“Look
, these women
caused the sons
of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to turn
unfaithfully
against the LORD at
Peor, so
that
the
plague struck
the congregation of the LORD.
Behold
, these caused the children
of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit
trespass
against the LORD in
the
matter
of
Peor, and
there
was
a
plague among
the congregation of the LORD.
So
now ,
kill all
the boys
, as
well
as
every woman who
has
had
relations
with
a
man ,
Now therefore
kill every
male
among
the little
ones
, and
kill
every woman that
hath
known
man by
lying
with
him.
but spare
for
yourselves
every
girl
who
has
never
had
relations
with
a man.
But all
the
women
children,
that
have
not
known
a man by
lying
with
him,
keep
alive
for
yourselves
.
All
of
you
who
have
killed
a
person
or
touched
the
dead
are
to
remain
outside
the camp for
seven days .
On the third day and the seventh day you
are
to
purify
both
yourselves
and
your
captives
.
And
do
ye
abide
without
the camp seven days :
whosoever
hath
killed
any
person,
and
whosoever
hath
touched
any
slain,
purify
both
yourselves
and
your
captives
on the third day ,
and on
the seventh day.
And purify every
garment
and
leather
good
, everything
made of goat’s
hair, and every
article
of wood. ”
And purify all
your
raiment
, and
all
that
is
made of skins,
and
all
work
of
goats'
hair, and all
things
made
of wood.
Then
Eleazar the priest said to the soldiers
who
had
gone
into
battle, “
This is the statute
of the law which the LORD has
commanded Moses :
And
Eleazar the priest said unto
the
men
of
war
which
went
to the battle, This is the ordinance
of the law which the LORD commanded Moses ;
Only the gold, silver, bronze
, iron, tin, and lead —
Only the gold, and
the
silver, the
brass
, the
iron, the
tin, and the
lead ,
everything
that can
withstand
the fire —must
be
put
through the fire, and it will
be clean .
But
it must
still
be purified with the water of purification.
And everything
that cannot
withstand
the fire must
pass
through the water.
Every
thing
that may
abide
the fire ,
ye
shall
make
it
go
through the fire, and it shall
be clean :
nevertheless
it shall
be purified with the water of separation:
and all
that abideth
not
the fire ye
shall
make
go
through the water.
On the seventh day you
are
to
wash
your
clothes
, and you
will
be clean .
After
that
you
may
enter
the camp. ”
And
ye
shall
wash
your
clothes
on the seventh day, and ye
shall
be clean ,
and
afterward
ye
shall
come
into
the camp.
The LORD said
to
Moses,
And
the LORD spake
unto
Moses, saying,
“You
and
Eleazar
the
priest
and
the family
heads
of the congregation
are
to
take
a
count
of
what
was captured
, both of man and beast .
Take
the sum
of the prey
that
was taken
, both of man and of
beast ,
thou,
and
Eleazar
the
priest,
and
the
chief
fathers
of
the
congregation:
Then
divide the captives
between the troops
who went out to battle and the
rest
of
the congregation .
And
divide the prey
into
two
parts;
between them
that
took
the war
upon
them,
who went out to battle ,
and between
all
the congregation :
Set
aside
a tribute for
the LORD from
what
belongs
to
the soldiers
who
went into
battle: one out
of every
five hundred, whether
persons, cattle
, donkeys
, or
sheep .
And
levy
a tribute unto
the LORD of
the men
of
war
which
went out
to
battle: one soul
of five hundred, both
of
the
persons, and
of
the
beeves
, and
of
the
asses
, and
of
the
sheep :
Take it from
their half and give it to
Eleazar the priest as
an offering to
the LORD.
Take it of
their half ,
and give it unto
Eleazar the priest ,
for
an heave
offering of
the LORD.
From
the Israelites’
half, take one out
of every
fifty, whether
persons, cattle
, donkeys
, sheep
, or
other
animals
, and give them to
the Levites who
keep charge of the tabernacle of the LORD. ”
And
of
the children
of
Israel's
half, thou
shalt
take one portion
of fifty, of
the
persons, of
the
beeves
, of
the
asses
, and
of
the
flocks
, of
all
manner
of
beasts
, and give them unto
the Levites ,
which
keep the
charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.
So
Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD had
commanded Moses ,
And
Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses .
and this
plunder
remained
from
the spoils
the soldiers
had taken:
675
, 000
sheep,
And the booty,
being
the rest
of
the
prey
which
the
men
of
war
had caught
, was
six
hundred
thousand
and
seventy
thousand
and
five
thousand
sheep,
72,000
cattle
,
And
threescore
and
twelve
thousand
beeves
,
61,000
donkeys
,
And
threescore
and
one
thousand
asses
,
and 32
, 000
women who
had not slept
with
a
man.
And thirty
and
two
thousand
persons
in
all
, of
women that
had not known
man by
lying
with
him
.
This
was
the half portion for
those
who
had
gone
to war :
337
, 500
sheep ,
And
the half ,
which
was
the
portion of
them
that
went
out
to war, was
in
number
three
hundred
thousand
and
seven
and
thirty
thousand
and
five
hundred
sheep :
including
a
tribute
to
the LORD
of 675,
And
the LORD's
tribute
of the
sheep
was
six
hundred
and
threescore
and
fifteen.
36,000
cattle,
including
a
tribute
to
the LORD
of 72,
And
the beeves
were
thirty
and
six
thousand;
of which
the
LORD's
tribute
was
threescore
and
twelve.
30,500
donkeys,
including
a
tribute
to
the LORD
of 61,
And
the asses
were
thirty
thousand
and
five
hundred;
of which
the
LORD's
tribute
was
threescore
and
one.
and 16,000
people,
including
a
tribute
to
the LORD
of 32
.
And the persons
were
sixteen
thousand;
of which
the
LORD's
tribute
was
thirty
and
two
persons
.
Moses gave the tribute to
Eleazar
the priest
as
an
offering for
the LORD
, as the LORD had
commanded Moses.
And
Moses gave the tribute ,
which
was
the LORD's
heave
offering ,
unto
Eleazar
the priest
, as the LORD commanded Moses.
From
the Israelites’
half, which Moses had
set
apart
from the men who
had
gone
to
war
,
And
of
the children
of
Israel's
half, which Moses divided
from the men that
warred
,
this
half belonged
to
the congregation :
337,500
sheep,
(Now
the
half that
pertained
unto
the congregation was
three
hundred
thousand
and
thirty
thousand
and
seven
thousand
and
five
hundred
sheep,
36,000
cattle
,
And
thirty
and
six
thousand
beeves
,
30,500
donkeys
,
And
thirty
thousand
asses
and
five
hundred
,
and 16,000
people.
And sixteen
thousand
persons;)
From
the Israelites’
half, Moses took one out
of every
fifty persons
and animals
and gave them to
the Levites who
kept charge of the tabernacle of the LORD ,
as the LORD had
commanded him
.
Even
of
the children
of
Israel's
half, Moses took one portion
of fifty ,
both
of
man
and of
beast,
and gave them unto
the Levites ,
which
kept the
charge of the tabernacle of the LORD ;
as the LORD commanded Moses
.
Then
the officers who
were over the
units
of the army—
the commanders
of thousands and of hundreds —approached
Moses
And
the officers which
were over thousands
of the host,
the captains
of thousands ,
and captains
of hundreds ,
came
near
unto
Moses :
and said, “Your
servants have counted
the soldiers
under our command
, and not one of us is
missing
.
And they
said unto
Moses
, Thy
servants have taken
the sum
of
the
men
of
war
which
are
under our charge
, and there
lacketh
not one man
of us.
So
we have brought to
the LORD an
offering
of the
gold articles
each
man
acquired—armlets
, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces—
to make atonement for ourselves
before the LORD. ”
We have therefore
brought an
oblation
for
the LORD ,
what
every
man
hath
gotten,
of jewels
of
gold, chains,
and
bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets,
to make an
atonement for our
souls
before the LORD.
So
Moses and Eleazar the priest received
from
them
all
the articles
made
out
of
gold.
And
Moses and Eleazar the priest took
the gold of
them,
even
all
wrought
jewels
.
All the gold that the commanders
of thousands and of hundreds
presented
as
an
offering
to
the LORD
weighed
16
, 750
shekels.
And
all the gold of
the
offering
that they
offered
up
to
the LORD,
of the
captains
of
thousands ,
and of the captains
of
hundreds
, was
sixteen
thousand
seven
hundred
and
fifty
shekels.
Each
of
the soldiers
had taken plunder
for himself.
(For
the men
of
war
had taken spoil,
every
man
for himself. )
And Moses and Eleazar the priest received
the gold from
the commanders
of thousands and of hundreds and brought it into the Tent
of Meeting
as
a memorial for the Israelites
before the LORD.
And Moses and Eleazar the priest took
the gold of
the captains
of thousands and of hundreds ,
and brought it into the tabernacle
of the
congregation,
for
a memorial for the children
of
Israel
before the LORD.
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